Blancpain laid down a set of extremely stringent demands for the development of the X Fathoms, with specifications personally compiled by none other than President & CEO Marc A. Hayek, himself a passionate diver and underwater-photographer. Reflecting the brand’s long-established relation with the underwater world, this approach echoes the process that took place in 1953, when Jean-Jacques Fiechter, managing director of Blancpain at the time and one of the earliest sports divers in Switzerland, developed the very first authentic diving watch in the world: the Fifty Fathoms.

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